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Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:28:46 +0300
Belarus to ease and digitize administrative procedures for business
The main goal of our joint work is to gradually reduce the burden on business by minimizing and easing administrative procedures, digitizing them and switching to the one-stop shop principle, Sergei Mityansky said.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:06:18 +0300
Lukashenko takes Roman Kogodovsky on tour of his office
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has given Roman Kogodovsky a tour of his office. The boy was awarded the Medal for Courage on 2 November.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:55:50 +0300
Over 1,400 trucks queuing at Belarus' border with EU
“Compared to last Tuesday (26 October), the number of trucks queuing to enter the EU has decreased by 19%. Over the past 24 hours, the adjacent checkpoints at the EU border fulfilled their truck passage commitments only by 74% letting in 2,970 out ...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:39:15 +0300
Lukashenko congratulates Belarus' gymnasts on great performance at world championships
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the seven medals won by the Belarusian gymnasts in individual and group events are undoubtedly a success and the result of hard, painstaking work.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:20:53 +0300
Lukashenko awards Roman Kogodovsky and doctors who saved him
Roman Kogodovsky pulled out his two-year-old brother Ivan from the fire and immediately lost consciousness. In addition to the burns, he got cuts on his face and arms from broken glass through which he had to walk. On 29 April, Roman was transported ...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:39:19 +0300
COVID-19 hospitalizations down by 10% in some Belarusian regions
The number of hospital admissions of COVID-19 patients has dropped by 10% in some regions of Belarus, Head of the Main Healthcare Delivery Department of the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus Aleksei Shcherbinsky told reporters.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:01:33 +0300
Belarus, Egypt to arrange sports weeks in 2022
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergey Terentiev met with Minister of Youth and Sports of Egypt Ashraf Sobhi on 1 November.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:39 +0300
Russia's Udmurtia seeks to buy more Belarusian products
“The parties discussed promising areas of cooperation, namely agriculture, scientific research, tourism. Special attention was paid to increasing the export of Belarusian vehicles, tractors, dairy products, cosmetics to Udmurtia,” the public rela...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:57:00 +0300
Belarusian, Russian investigation committees discuss cooperation in crime control
Due to a considerable increase in cybercrimes in Belarus the Belarusian side expressed interest in getting familiar with the operation of Russia's Investigative Committee's recently established division in charge of investigating cybercrimes and high...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:43:04 +0300
China eager to continue doing projects with Belarus as part of Belt and Road initiative
The ambassador said that the program was launched in Belarus in 2014 and has been running for six years already. Due to yet another deterioration of the epidemic situation Huawei decided to hold the event online, which fully reflects the company's re...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:22:33 +0300
Belarusian Bobruiskagromash eager to sell more agricultural machines to Latvia
During the working visit the representative of the Latvian company was made familiar with an exhibition of Bobruiskagromash's latest agricultural machines. He was also made familiar with progress in modernization of Bobruiskagromash's manufacturing d...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 19:00:05 +0300
MAZ, Belshina sign new cooperation roadmap
According to the source, the document was signed during BelavtoMAZ Director General Valery Ivankovich's working trip.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:48:02 +0300
Belarus win doubles rubber against Belgium at Billie Jean King Cup
Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Vera Lapko won the doubles rubber against Elise Mertens and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4, 6-3. The match last for one hours 7 minutes.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:36:34 +0300
Ivashka wins Paris Masters opener
Belarus' world number 46 Ilya Ivashka beat Spain's world number 44 Albert Ramos 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) in the 2021 Paris Masters opener on 1 November.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:11:38 +0300
Over 2.21m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Vaccinations are administered at polyclinics, hospitals and national research centers, malls, first-aid points of factories and enterprises, social services centers and in the metro. In rural communities vaccines are distributed by mobile brigades.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:39:14 +0300
Belarus lose to Belgium at Billie Jean King Cup
In the second rubber Belarus' world number 88 Aliaksandra Sasnovich lost to Belgium's world number 18 Elise Mertens 2-6, 6-4, 2-6 at the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals (former Federation Cup).

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:00:17 +0300
About 99,000 foreigners visit Belarus' sanatoriums in January-September
Belarusian sanatoriums are also popular for New Year getaways. About a quarter of tours have already been booked for this period. In general, there is an increased demand for the current autumn season - more than 75% of tours have been booked.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:15:40 +0300
EU's claims about Minsk and Moscow's role in border refugee crisis are hysterics

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:11:48 +0300
Shymanovich loses to Minnen at start of Billie Jean King Cup
In the Group B singles rubber world number 263 Iryna Shymanovich of Belarus lost to Belgium's world number 70 Greet Minnen, 2-6, 2-6. The match lasted for an hour and 10 minutes.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:39:35 +0300
EU's claims about Minsk and Moscow's role in border refugee crisis slammed as hysterics
Semi-hysterical claims by officials of some EU countries about the alleged involvement of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the border refugee crisis are unworthy of serious politicians, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:56:31 +0300
Belarus' COVID-19 update: 1,890 new cases, 1,561 recoveries
As many as 4,646 COVID-19 patients have died since the infection outbreak in Belarus.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:27:40 +0300
MFA: Two Belarusian minors among victims of food poisoning in Hurghada
“They are stable and have been receiving the necessary medical care. It is expected that Belarusian tourists will be discharged from the hospital soon,” the ministry said.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:14:47 +0300
MP comments on Ukraine's indecisiveness about Belarusian electricity import
The ambiguous situation with Ukraine's possible import of electricity from Belarus was discussed during the stream. Minsk hears contradictory information from Kyiv in this regard all the time.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0300
Attractive promo in newly-built houses in Minsk World! Discount of up to €200 per 1m2! Don't miss your chance!
If you have been waiting for the right moment to buy real estate in Minsk, then it has come! The Minsk World multifunctional complex has launched a super-promo for a limited number of apartments in the newly-built houses!

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:53:10 +0300
Wealth tax contemplated in Belarus
BelTA reported earlier that the introduction of the progressive scale of the income tax is open to debate. The possibility was discussed during an online conference hosted by BelTA's website about a year ago.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:36:54 +0300
True democracy is in Belarus, not in the West

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:34:09 +0300
Maize harvest in Belarus over 95% complete
As of 1 November, Belarus cropped 1.097 million hectares of maize. This is 95% of the total maize area (1,155.500 hectares). As of 1 November 2020, a total of 1.062 million hectares, or 87.2% of the plan (1,218,900 hectares) were cropped.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:32:30 +0300
Belarus' MP gives his take on supremacy of international law
According to him, there has always been supremacy of international law. That is, a country cannot ignore international legislation and should bring a national legislation in compliance with it. “Yet, we have never put international law above nation...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:24:00 +0300
Belarusian MP opines on sanctions, their effect
Western sanctions have a negative impact, but Belarus has been largely able to reduce it, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh told the Glavny Tur YouTube channel.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:16:12 +0300
Belarus 4th in 5 Balls event at 2021 Rhythmic World Championships
Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Malakanava, Anastasiya Rybakova, Arina Tsitsilina and Karyna Yarmolenka scored a total of 44,100 points.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:07:30 +0300
Opinion: True democracy is in Belarus, not in the West
There is in fact no democracy in the West, the real democracy is in Belarus, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh said.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:58:57 +0300
Period to exchange demonetized notes in Belarus over on 31 December
The period of the 2000 series banknotes exchange comes to an end on 31 December 2021, BelTA learned from the information and media liaison department at the National Bank of Belarus.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:44:14 +0300
Belarus' Viktoriia Safonova wins Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
The Belarusian scored a total of 190.06 points in the women's event.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:24:08 +0300
MP: Most of EU citizens reject EU policy towards Belarus
“I believe that a multi-vector policy exhausted itself 15 years ago. This concept arose in the time of global peace, when all countries were committed to building a common world based on rules. It did not work,” Andrei Savinykh noted.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:16:37 +0300
Harnasko wins silver at 2021 Rhythmic World Championships
Dina Averina of Russia placed first with a total of 108,400 points. The Russian athlete became the first 18-time world champion in the history of rhythmic gymnastics, breaking the record of Evgeniya Kanaeva who holds 17 world champion titles.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:50:04 +0300
Atlantic lobby blamed for sanctions, attempts to eliminate competitors
On the surface it may seem that it is the politicians who set the rules of the game," he said. “But in fact, these are different groups in the Atlantic segment who craft such decisions and then put politicians in a position where they are forced to...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:30:14 +0300
Lukashenko: Discipline is crucial for companies' performance
“Before deciding to give out agricultural land to farmers for privatization, we need to try to do something ourselves,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:17:00 +0300
Bee-eater is one of the most beautiful birds on the planet
A bee-eater is a bird with a bright and memorable appearance. Once seen, it is difficult to confuse it with other birds. It inhabits mainly the southern regions of the planet,

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:14:25 +0300
Lukashenko sends Revolution Day greetings to Algeria
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune as the country celebrates Revolution Day.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:46:22 +0300
Sabalenka, Azarenka retain their positions in WTA rankings
The best Belarusian tennis player did not play last week. She currently goes with 6,150 points. Belarus' Victoria Azarenka is 27th with 2,201 points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich went down to 88th with 850 points. Olga Govortsova is 136th with 567 points.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:06:44 +0300
Belarus' PM: Automobile transport, road industry are key to economic efficiency
Workers of automobile transport and road industry help build modern highways and bridges in the country, renew the fleet of motor vehicles and implement cutting-edge technologies, Roman Golovchenko said.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:46:33 +0300
Over 1,300 trucks queuing at Belarus' border with EU
It should be noted that compared to last Monday (25 October) the number of trucks in front of the Belarusian checkpoints on the border with the EU has decreased by 48%.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:34:45 +0300
Minister: About 2.9m of Belarusians get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
According to Dmitry Pinevich, the number of vaccinated people is growing. About 2.9 million people have been vaccinated with the first component of the vaccine.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:19:18 +0300
Lukashenko visits innovative farm in Orsha District
The dairy farm Ustensky belongs to the production enterprise Ustye of the National Academy of Sciences. The head of state was briefed on the performance of the enterprise and its prospects.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:02:02 +0300
Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 1,985 new cases, 2,648 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 600,168. A total of 573,994 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:58:15 +0300
Belarusian, Turkish foreign ministers discuss cooperation advancement
The advancement of Belarus-Turkey cooperation was discussed, including economic affairs and consular ones.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:26:03 +0300
Action plan to scrap roaming charges in Eurasian Economic Union adopted
The action plan stipulates a set of measures designed to prevent, detect, and suppress fraud and enable direct interaction of mobile carriers for handling international roaming traffic. The measures also provide for organizing direct links between mo...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:53:23 +0300
Peat reserves to last Belarus for next 100 years
According to the Energy Ministry press service, Belarus' peat reserves are estimated at 2.4 billion tonnes, with 302 million tonnes available for commercial development.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:36:39 +0300
Yerevan to host EAEU summit on 18-19 November
The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will convene for a meeting in Yerevan on 18-19 November. Its agenda was approved at a meeting of the EEC Council on 29 October.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:18:58 +0300
Belarus virtual pavilion opens at China International Import Expo
“This technological solution will allow more than 10 domestic companies to showcase their products online and offline. These companies represent the food industry, information technology and medicine. Belarus will also present its education, scienc...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:18:29 +0300
Belarus' export of trucking services projected to exceed $2bn in 2022
Roman Golovchenko said: “Belarus is a transit country and the export of services is very important for us taking into account the foreign trade surplus. By the way, transportation by road is second only to information and communications services in...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:00:54 +0300
Belarus, Russia discuss formation of single commodity exchange market
“Removing barriers and creating a level playing field for competition is a basic condition for the formation of a common commodity market of Belarus and Russia,” Vladimir Koltovich said.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:42:57 +0300
Over 2.17m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The regional breakdown of people who got the second shot is as follows: Brest Oblast (over 267,700), Vitebsk Oblast (over 228,800), Gomel Oblast (over 398,400), Grodno Oblast (over 258,100), Minsk (over 440,300), Minsk Oblast (over 263,400), Mogilev ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:19:45 +0300
Belarusian PM urges to boost export of transportation services
Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko visited OOO Primway company and urged to increase foreign currency earnings from the export of transport services.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:02:49 +0300
IAEA experts finish work at Belarusian nuclear power plant
The IAEA mission was arranged as part of the technical cooperation project meant to enhance the operational safety of the Belarusian nuclear power plant during commissioning and operation. Experts from the UK, France, Belgium, Russia, Armenia, and Uk...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:48:42 +0300
Belarus, Pakistan intend to boost trade, economic cooperation
Belarus' Ambassador to Pakistan Andrei Metelitsa met with Adviser for Commerce and Investment to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, co-chairman of the Joint Belarusian-Pakistani Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation Abdul Razak Dawood.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:27:10 +0300
Ulakhovich: Belarus' COVID response ‘hot topic' at Eurasian forum in Verona
Vladimir Ulakhovich recalled that an agreement to set up the Belarusian-Italian Business Council was signed between the BelCCI and Banca Intesa and the Conoscere Eurasia Association, the organizers of the Verona forum.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:52:24 +0300
Belarus win FIBA U15 Women's Skills Challenge 2021 silver
Belarus lost 130-111 to Israel in the final. The Belarusian team featured Anastasiya Ausiyevich, Maryia Liaskouskaya, Dziyana Lindzerava, Yana Barysevich and Aliaksandra Palubok in the final match.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:17:45 +0300
Belarus to raise minimum subsistence budget on 1 November
The minimum subsistence budget on average per capita is set at Br288.01 (up by 1.6% from the previous one which was in force from 1 August till 31 October 2021).

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:58:29 +0300
Belarus win Team All-Around bronze at 2021 Rhythmic World Championships
The Belarusian team of Hanna Haidukevich, Anastasiya Malakanava, Anastasiya Rybakova, Arina Tsitsilina, Karyna Yarmolenka won the Team All-Around bronze at the 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:39:11 +0300
Belarus seeks to add value to its woodworking industry
The head of state noted that Belarus is rich in wood resources. However, existing enterprises cannot process wood that overstayed. With this in mind, a dozen pellet factories were built in Belarus. Their products are in great demand, including abroad...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:31:30 +0300
Lukashenko gives thumbs up to new manufacturing facility in Dobrush
"We can do anything when we are sovereign, independent, when we understand that we work for ourselves and our people," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:27:58 +0300
Lukashenko explains decision to tax Belarusian apartment owners
The government is considering the idea now. The president explained why taxation regulations need to be adjusted as a whole. Representatives of the private sector complained in the past that Belarusian tax regulations were complicated.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0300
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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:45:55 +0300
Belarusian analyst promises immediate response to Poland's aggressive actions
According to Aleksei Dzermant, the situation with migrants at the Polish border is only a pretext to justify shifting the balance of force and threatening eastern neighbors: Belarus and Russia.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:34:38 +0300
Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 1,988 new cases, 2,130 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 596,191. A total of 569,188 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:03:49 +0300
Instructions given to make more electric buses in Belarus to occupy market
As the head of state was visiting a new enterprise that makes coated and uncoated pasteboard, he was invited to go on a tour of the premises in an electric bus made by the Belarusian automobile engineering company MAZ.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:00:46 +0300
Lukashenko calls Dobrush Paper Mill unique enterprise
“The construction of this unique facility is finally over. Probably, we can learn our lesson from many challenges we faced during its construction. But I am pleased that we have completed it,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:54:14 +0300
Lukashenko visits Dobrush Paper Mill
As for the Dobrush investment project, the head of state asked if the construction of the new factory had been completed. Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed the necessity to use all the wood resources.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:41:36 +0300
Belarusian State University's 100th anniversary described as historical event for Belarus
The senator said: “Not everyone is destined to celebrate such an anniversary but today we participate in this historical event in the life of not only the university but our country. Because the BSU is not simply the largest scientific and educatio...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:26:21 +0300
MTZ's export up by 33.3% in January-September
Sales to non-CIS countries increased by 26.7%, to Russia by 12.7%, to other CIS countries by 71.9%. In total, the export was estimated at $480 million.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:39:34 +0300
Belarus, Russia's Kabardino-Balkarian Republic to advance economic cooperation
The visit was held within the framework of the cooperation agreement signed between the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and Belarus at the 7th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia in September last year.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:09:29 +0300
Belarus' external public debt 1.8% down to $18.2bn in January-September
As of 1 October 2021 Belarus' external public debt totaled $18.2 billion, $0.3 billion or 1.8% down since the beginning of the year (taking into account differences in currency exchange rates), BelTA learned from the Belarusian Finance Ministry.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:27:50 +0300
Lukashenko visiting Dobrush Paper Mill
The head of state will be briefed on the progress made in the implementation of the instructions given to upgrade the pulp and paper industry and the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom in general.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:55:51 +0300
Belarus sets up national personal data protection center
The decree invests the national center with the status of an authorized body to protect the rights of the subjects of personal data. The document defines its main rights, tasks, functions and powers.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:45:52 +0300
Belarus-Mongolia trade in food doubles in January-September 2021
The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry played host to a meeting with a delegation of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia led by Director of the Policy and Planning Department Tsendgombo Bolorchuluun. The parties dis...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:36:57 +0300
Lukashenko invites Turkey to unite efforts against new unprecedented challenges
The president expressed his conviction that the bilateral cooperation will grow stronger every year and add new accomplishments for the benefit of the peoples of both countries, including through the implementation of the agreements reached in Ankara...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:14:49 +0300
Over 1,400 trucks queuing at Belarus' border with EU
More than 130 heavy-duty trucks were waiting to cross the border with Lithuania at the Vidzy checkpoint, 110 at Kotlovka, more than 280 at Kamenny Log, over 260 at Benyakoni, and over 220 at Privalka.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:01:07 +0300
Belarus, Colombia agree to expand economic cooperation
These issues were discussed during the visit of Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov to Colombia.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:59:01 +0300
Confidence in timely signing of Belarus-Russia Union State programs
When asked about the signing of the Union State programs, Grigory Rapota said: “According to my data, everything is heading in that direction unless something interferes. It has already been declared that they would be signed during the next sessio...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:35:00 +0300
CIS Border Guard Commanders Council analyzes situation at external borders
Participants of the session analyzed the situation at external borders of the CIS states and the situation's development trends in 2022. Close attention was paid to Central Asia.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:15:48 +0300
Belarusian MMZ eager to sell engines to Vietnam
MMZ specialists are taking a closer look at the market. The company is looking for customers to sell diesel engines, diesel generators, pumps, and compressor stations to. MMZ is working on selling products to Vietnam. In 2020 MMZ signed a dealership ...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:35:56 +0300
Lukashenko congratulates Harnasko on Rhythmic World Championships gold
“The three medals, including the gold one with the Ribbon, have become a great achievement at the finish of this season so successful for Belarusian rhythmic gymnastics,” the message of greetings reads.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:20:22 +0300
Close bilateral relations between prosecutors general's offices of Belarus, Russia hailed
Russia's Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov hailed the high level of bilateral relations with Belarusian colleagues and the mutual desire to unite efforts, including in the fight against crime.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:06:41 +0300
Belarus plans to vaccinate 5m people by year-end
“The analysis of the COVID-19 case rate inspires cautious optimism. The same was said by the head of state who has a complete analysis of the situation. The number of hospitalizations for pneumonia in all regions has decreased and the number of peo...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:55:58 +0300
EU blamed for stalling Lisbon to Vladivostok common space project
An idea to create a partnership from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean has been frozen by the European Union, Pasquale Terracciano, Italy's Ambassador to Russia until 2021, said at the 14th Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:45:01 +0300
Belarus' NOC president congratulates Alina Harnasko on world champion title
I am sure that your great, victorious performance with the Ribbon will long be remembered by the numerous fans of one of the most beautiful sports with its perfected technique, harmony and beauty!” the message of greetings reads.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:34:52 +0300
Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 1,979 new cases, 2,398 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 594,203. A total of 567,058 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:26:17 +0300
Belarus' prosecution knows about over 400 live SS troops
Andrei Shved said: “Today we are talking about more than 400 live SS troops. Those are primarily SS units, which murdered people in Belarus during the Great Patriotic War. The information is indisputable. I want to repeat it once again: they are al...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:01:57 +0300
Ukrainian Energoatom views Belarus as backup electricity supplier
According to the website, Energoatom is considering all the options to create electricity reserves in accordance with requirements of the Ukrainian power grid. To reserve electricity from Belarus could be one of the options.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:27:22 +0300
Vice premier: Belarus needs to expand domestic processing capacity in light industry
In order to provide quality flax fiber production there are plans for a pilot project to develop a vertically-integrated structure with the participation of Orsha Linen Mill and flax factories of Vitebsk Oblast.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:16:29 +0300
Deadline for launching common gas market in Eurasian Economic Union might be revised
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) announced that the deadline for establishing the common gas market in the Eurasian Economic Union might be adjusted.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:02:44 +0300
Russia provides legal assistance to Belarus promptly, in accordance with law
Russian colleagues provide assistance promptly and in strict accordance with the law, Belarusian Prosecutor General Andrei Shved told reporters after a working meeting with Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:47:15 +0300
Senator: Belarusian government keeps situation under control amid sanctions
The vice premier reported on the growth of the Belarusian manufacturing industry, industrial output and export and growing budget revenue on the back of higher exports of goods and services, Sergei Rachkov said.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:35:21 +0300
Belarusian parliament's upper chamber approves bill on tourism
We are used to considering only outbound tourism, while inbound tourism is even more important for us, not only in terms of economic development but also in terms of patriotic education and correct understanding of how our country lives,” said chai...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:13:12 +0300
Harnasko claims gold at 2021 Rhythmic World Championships
Alina Harnasko, who earlier claimed silver and bronze medals at the event in Kitakyushu, Japan, placed ahead of Russian sisters Dina Averina and Arina Averina.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:00:47 +0300
Bronze for Anastasiia Salos at 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
The Belarusian scored a total of 26,400 points in the routine.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:52:29 +0300
Belarusian petrochemical industry development prospects outlined
Yuri Nazarov said: “In conditions of the pressure of sanctions the diversification of the current product portfolio towards making new petrochemical products is the only feasible strategy to preserve the competitive ability and the steady operation...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:29:18 +0300
Cooperation in labor, social security named among CIS priorities
Belarusian Labor and Social Security Minister Irina Kostevich made a welcoming speech at the 34th web-based meeting of the CIS Advisory Board on Labor, Employment and Social Security,

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:48:17 +0300
Belarus' timber export doubles since 2006
Industrial wood processing increased by more than 1.5 times since 2006 and reached 18.5 million cubic meters in 2020. Timber export doubled to total $2.4 billion. The volume of waste paper processing increased too, Yuri Nazarov said.



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